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A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing Kaimana Beach to reopen after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed. After weaning over the holiday weekend, the seal pup was relocated to an undisclosed location.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is closely monitoring Pualani, the Hawaiian monk seal pup who became a local celebrity after her beach birth on April 14. It is common for pups to be relocated from busy areas to more remote shorelines so they learn to coexist among other wild species. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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Hawaiʻi residents eat 7 million cans of Spam per year. That's five cans per person. But at least one doctor is concerned that overconsumption of the salty meat could lead to dangerous health outcomes. HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke to consumers, sellers and a health expert about Hawaiʻi's favorite canned delicacy.
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Jesse del Mar injured himself doing what he loves after he surfed over a wave and broke his neck in 1997. The 55-year-old surfer has since been paralyzed from the waist down, but that didn't stop him from catching waves with his friends. As HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, he was one of 104 surfers who competed in this year's AccesSurf Adaptive Surf Championships in Waikīkī.
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The number of people experiencing homelessness on Oʻahu increased slightly over the past year, according to the 2023 Point in Time count released Thursday. The count recorded about 4,000 people on one day in January, but organizer Partners In Care said that at any given time, there could be thousands more. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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The Waikīkī and Ala Moana areas are especially vulnerable to coastal erosion and flooding linked to sea level rise. They used to be wetlands, ponds and waterways before they were drained for the Ala Wai Canal. Our partners at the Center for Oral History shared some firsthand memories of marine life from the early 1900s.
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The birth this week of an endangered seal in Waikīkī highlights the tension between protecting the islands’ fragile ecosystems and maintaining access to the pristine white sand beaches that attract millions of visitors each year.
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Outrigger Hospitality Group has announced the new show will be taking over the 20,000-square-foot theatre at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber. The resort said the local firm G70 will be the head architects on the project, with help from RLB Honolulu.
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Waikīkī has seen a lot of changes over the past 80 years, but some pre-war buildings remain —and one of them has just changed hands. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier.
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The born-in-Hawaiʻi brand of Outrigger Resorts & Hotels has been growing a global presence. The hospitality company kicked off 2023 by wrapping up a two-year effort to refresh the brand. This included a new logo emphasizing sun and sea, and a slight name change — swapping “Hotels & Resorts” to “Resorts & Hotels.”